CCC: Scale, Proportion, and Quantity Quiz

What is the definition of scale?

• The amount of time it takes for an event to occur

• The relative size or level at which something is observed

• The numerical amount of something

• A type of ratio used in mathematics

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Which of the following is an example of a microscopic scale?

• The size of the Earth

• A water molecule

• The distance between planets

• A tree

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What does proportion refer to?

• The total amount of something

• A part or number in relation to a whole

• The size of a country

• A measurement of time

Which time scale would describe plate tectonics?

• Seconds or less

• Days or years

• Hundreds, thousands, or millions of years

• Minutes

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What is an example of a macroscopic scale?

• A plant cell

• A water molecule

• A tree

• A photon

What is the numerical amount of something referred to as?

• Scale

• Proportion

• Quantity

• Ratio

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Which of the following describes an astronomical scale?

• The size of a plant

• The size of a country

• The size of distances within our solar system

• The size of the universe

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What kind of scale would be used to measure the size of a human?

• Molecular Scale

• Microscopic Scale

• Macroscopic Scale

• Global Scale

How is proportion typically expressed?

• As a decimal

• As a ratio or a percent

• As a whole number

• As a measurement of time

Which example represents a time scale of 'seconds or less'?

• A tree growing

• Days or years

• Lightning

• Millions of years